CMAE Member’s club wins Golf Inc’s ‘Renovation OF The Year’ competition

CMAE Member John Maguire, the General Manager of Richmond Golf Club, and CMAE Official Suppliers Thompson Perrett & Lobb have successfully completed an arduous two year renovation project.

With a limited budget, they have modernised old bunkers that went into disrepair and added a modern twist to the elegance 122 year old course.

After being amazed by the results, the club entered Golf Inc’s global contest, ‘Renovation of the Year’ and emphatically won, despite being the underdogs!

How did they win the contest?

BRS Golf Sold To American Giant: Golf Now

GolfNow has announced the acquisition of BRS Golf, the No. 1 provider of online golf booking software in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This addition to GolfNow’s portfolio will strengthen its ability to grow the game of golf through a seamless end-to-end technology solution, and will reinforce GolfNow’s ability to offer the most engaging experience possible for golfers.

Golfing Bodies Launch europeangolf.eu

Following the success of the historic first golf exhibition in the European Parliament last month celebrating “Golf – a European Success”, the website www.europeangolf.eu celebrating golf’s contribution to Europe in social, economic and environmental terms has been launched.

Toro Introduces New EFI Z Master® Mowers

Toro is pleased to announce an expanded line of electronic fuel injected (EFI) mowers with additions to its Z Master® Professional 6000 Series and Z Master commercial 3000 Series. All Toro® EFI mowers come equipped with Kohler® Command Pro closed-loop EFI engines that automatically adapt to load, weather, fuel and altitude changes for faster response and up to 25% better fuel economy. With the addition of these new models, Toro now offers one of the most extensive lineups of fuel-efficient EFI mowers in the industry.

Troon Launches Pace-of-Play Initiative

“Troon Values Your Time” communicates a pace-of-play standard to guests and members of Troon-managed facilities before the issue becomes a problem on the course. Some essential elements of the initiative include calculating a facility’s “Time Par” for comfortably playing a enjoying the course, and setting “Pacesetter Times,” which are designated morning tee times reserved for players committed to playing at least 20 minutes under the Time Par.

Turning Common Sense into Common Practice

With the British Open fast approaching, Whitekirk’s David Brodie is a busy Manager gearing up for what he knows will be a hectic time for this popular club near Muirfield Golf Club, Scotland.

He may look young, but David was around the last time the Open was in East Lothian with the eyes of the world upon the region, and everyone approaching Muirfield from the south driving right past his clubs welcome sign.

How has the CMAE’s Management Development Programme (MDP) helped him prepare?